Artist Statement

Cuisinier et loucheOil painting on canvas75 x 60 cm

The mastery of technique is essential in creating an artistic language convincing enough to allow me to adequately articulate my vision of reality. My primary subjects are people in their personal environment, urban scenes and architectural structures. My intention is to present, through my painting, a reality with a certain dreamlike quality and timelessness which transcends the conditions of modern life, namely, solitude and the anachronism of the subjects living in a world that evolves without them.

Bio

Démon extérieurOil painting on masonite90 x 60 cm

Joseph Bunkoczy was born in Szeged, Hungary, and spent his childhood in France from 1957 to 1968. In parallel with a career in Engineering, he pursued studies in Art and obtained a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts, studio and art history) from Concordia University in 1988. Since, he has been participating to different exhibitions, the most important of which are the following: